‘They deserve this dignity’: Lehigh County interment ceremony for unclaimed individuals draws people to pay respect

ALLENTOWN, Pa. — For those who believe in such things, one wonders what each of them might have felt in their hearts that are no longer of this world.

There they were at Cedar Heights Cemetery on Monday morning — the cremation remains of eight unclaimed individuals on a long table adorned with name plates, roses, other flowers and unanswered questions.

After what in some cases were years of searching for family members to claim the remains, the Lehigh County Coroner’s Office had exhausted all avenues.

Some family members could not be found; others declined to claim the remains…

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